The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan jointly held the Vietnam Culture – Tourism Festival 2010 in Japan on June 23.
Local people in Sam Son Town of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa held their traditional Banh Day (round shaped rice cake) Festival on June 23 (the 12th day of the 5th lunar month) as part of the Sam Son Tourism Season 2010.
International arrivals in Vietnam were estimated at over 2.5 million in the first six months of the year, representing an increase of 32% over the same period last year.
VND37 billion will be earmarked for a pilot project to restore Towers E7 and F1 of the UNESCO-recognised Cultural World Heritage site of My Son in the central province of Quang Nam.
Virtuoso - the leading US travel network, has unveiled a list of 30 most attractive honeymoon destinations in the world for lovers.
Saigontourist welcomed 3,188 foreign tourists and crew sailing aboard the cruiser line the SuperStar Virgo, which docked at Lotus Port in Ho Chi Minh City on June 22.
The beauty of Vietnam and its people is the focus of veteran photojournalist Minh Truong's latest exhibition which opened in HCMC on June 21 to mark Vietnamese Journalists Day.
The Government has drawn up a roadmap for restoring the Hue royal citadel through 2020 as part of an overall programme to conserve the world heritage site.
An exhibition showcasing Polish posters has opened in Hanoi, which provide visitors with a glimpse of Polish art.
Festivals in Japan and South Korea this week will promote tourism in Viet Nam, ahead of Ha Noi's millennium celebrations later this year. The three-day festival in Tokyo begins today, while the one in Seoul will run from Friday to Saturday.
More than 60 amateur jockeys from 11 communes in Bac Ha district, northern Lao Cai province, attended the 2010 horse race in the district’s stadium on June 19.
Over the first five months of this year, the country’s tourism industry has grown by more than 30 percent, said Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism at a press conference for the Vietnam Tourism Awards on June 18.